Category Archives: World
Former defence chief Hagel opens Pentagon's Vietnam exhibit
WASHINGTON - Former Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel returned to the Pentagon Tuesday to pay tribute to his fellow Vietnam veterans who he said fought in an unpopular war they didn’t understand and...
Dec 20, 2016
Newsweek reporter seeks ID of Twitter user after seizure
DALLAS - A Newsweek reporter who has epilepsy said he had a seizure after being sent a message on Twitter intended to trigger such an episode and is seeking information from the social media company t...
Dec 20, 2016
Body found believed to be that of ex-reality show contestant
LOS ANGELES - The body of a woman believed to be a nurse and former reality TV show contestant has been found in a backyard grave at a Los Angeles-area residence and a 34-year-old man has been arreste...
Dec 20, 2016
Mexicans seek loved ones, answers in deadly fireworks blast
TULTEPEC, Mexico - Relatives of workers at a fireworks market flattened by a deadly chain-reaction explosion searched hospitals for loved ones Wednesday as attention focused on apparent lax security t...
Dec 20, 2016
Pope grants freedom to jailed prelate in leaks scandal
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Tuesday freed a Vatican monsignor convicted of leaking confidential documents to journalists, granting him a Christmas-time clemency and ending an embarrassing episode f...
Dec 20, 2016
Report: Russian cybergang scored millions in fake-ad scam
NEW YORK - A Russian criminal group is running a massive fraud that has been siphoning off millions of digital advertising dollars a day for a couple of months, a firm that specializes in detecting on...
Dec 20, 2016
Powerful response to AP's photo of assassination in Turkey
NEW YORK - The stunning image rocketed around the world, via Facebook and Twitter and other social media: an Associated Press photographer’s close-up of an agitated gunman just moments after he ...
Dec 20, 2016
Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic
HONOLULU - President Barack Obama on Tuesday designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasi...
Dec 20, 2016
Volkswagen deal gives some diesel car owners buyback option
SAN FRANCISCO - Volkswagen reached a deal that will give at least some owners of the remaining 80,000 diesel vehicles caught in the company’s emissions cheating scandal the option of a buyback a...
Dec 20, 2016
San Francisco names LAPD veteran as new police chief
San Francisco named a new police chief, an African-American police veteran who officials and community activists hope can reform a troubled department marred by fatal police shootings of minorities. T...
Dec 20, 2016